The Most Expensive And Cheapest Cities For Students

• 10/23/2018
• Guest Author
• University Advice

Expected costs of popular items

• A pint of beer is expected to cost the most in Belfast at a £7.20 – nearly £4 more than the UK average
• To get a cheaper pint, head to Leicester and Durham where student expect to pay just £2 and £2.20
• A spirit mixer is expected to cost the most in Belfast at £9.10, followed by Oxford at £8.70. The cheapest is in Sheffield or Aberystwyth at £2.50
• Belfast come top of the list for coffee too, at £6.10 – £4 more expensive than Swansea and Southampton
• A night out is expected to cost the most in Glasgow at £25.60, closely followed by Brighton. The cheapest night out is in Durham, where student expect to pay just £11.50

Actual spending on activities and amenities

• Despite only expecting to spend £2.70 on a pint and £3.40 on a spirit mixer, students in Newcastle spent the most on alcohol, at £45.70 each month
• Glasgow students are right to expect a costly night out, with an average of £37.70 being spent each month on partying
• Durham students were right in expecting a cheaper night, with just £19.30 being spent each month
• Despite Brighton students anticipating a pricey night out, they only spend £21.50 each month
• Students in London on average spent the most each month on eating out, including coffees, at a gigantic £60.24 each month
• Norwich students only spend on average £24.25 eating out each month
• Belfast students on average spend £64.79 each month on their car whilst Durham students only spend £8.23

So where is the cheapest city?

• Belfast seems to be most expensive for a pint, spirit mixer, coffee and car costs, with one of the highest spends on eating out. That said, it also has the lowest monthly rent of all university cities
• Durham is cheap for a pint, a meal out and nights out but one of the highest for monthly spend on academic study
• Students at Durham are, however, spending the least on public transport and household bills